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📙 Daily Activity Report: 08 April 2026

This report summarises visa grants, S56 requests, and invitation activity based on crowdsourced data from the Australian skilled migration community for 08 April 2026.

Visa Grants

Subclass State Location Occupation Lodge → Grant Date S56 Date Detail
190 VIC Onshore Management Consultant 08 Dec 2024 → 08 Apr 2026 06 Mar 2026 Employment evidence (Form-16, 26AS, EPF), TB screening & medical for child
190 VIC Onshore ICT Business Analyst 20 Feb 2025 → 07 Apr 2026 19 Mar 2026 Medicals
190 VIC Onshore Engineering Technologist 07 Dec 2024 → 08 Apr 2026 -
190 VIC Onshore Architectural Technician 27 Mar 2025 → 08 Apr 2026 -
190 SA Unknown Software Engineer 22 Feb 2025 → 08 Apr 2026 -
190 SA Onshore ICT Account Manager 16 Jan 2025 → 08 Apr 2026 31 Mar 2026 Medicals
190 WA Onshore Hotel Manager 14 Dec 2023 → 08 Apr 2026 22 Sep 2025 Medical & PCC; 19 Nov 2025 Pregnancy info; 03 Feb 2026 Newborn birth cert & passport; 01 Apr 2026 Newborn medical
190 WA Onshore Enrolled Nurse 13 Jun 2025 → 08 Apr 2026 22 Jan 2026 Employment reference
190 QLD Offshore Civil Engineer 08 Dec 2024 → 08 Apr 2026 06 Mar 2026 Remedicals
190 TAS Onshore Chef Feb 2025 → 08 Apr 2026 Feb 2026 Partner PCC; Mar 2026 Baby medical
190 NSW Offshore Physiotherapist 15 Jun 2025 → 08 Apr 2026 16 Feb 2026 Unknown
190 Unknown Offshore Advertising Specialist 03 Dec 2024 → 08 Apr 2026 05 Mar 2026 Employment evidence, baby medicals, bank statements, tax certificates
190 Unknown Offshore Unknown 27 Jan 2024 → 08 Apr 2026 Oct 2025 Remedicals
491 SA Onshore Motor Mechanic 12 Sep 2024 → 08 Apr 2026 03 Mar 2026 Employment (payslips, reference, contract), proof of SA residence
491 TAS Onshore ICT Business Analyst 06 Jun 2024 → 08 Apr 2026 07 Jan 2026 Remedicals
491 NSW Offshore Software Engineer 28 Feb 2024 → 08 Apr 2026 03 Nov 2025 Health, Police, Employment
189 Onshore Carpenter 21 Aug 2025 → 08 Apr 2026 26 Nov 2025 Unknown
189 Onshore Painting & Decorating 04 Sep 2025 → 08 Apr 2026 27 Jan 2026 Tax activity statement, 2023 tax return payment proof

S56 Trends

No new S56 requests were reported for 08 April 2026.

Trends and Patterns in S56 Requests

Priority Occupations: The Enrolled Nurse (priority occupation) received a grant in approximately 10 months, significantly faster than non-priority occupations. The Physiotherapist (also priority) received a grant in approximately 10 months.

Non-Priority Occupations: Processing times for non-priority occupations varied considerably, ranging from 4 months to over 2 years. Applications lodged in late 2023 and early 2024 are now receiving grants. The longest processing time observed was for a WA 190 Hotel Manager (approximately 28 months), which involved multiple S56 requests related to pregnancy and newborn documentation.

Common S56 Requests: The most frequent S56 requests were for: - Medical examinations and remedicals - Employment evidence (payslips, reference letters, contracts, tax documents) - Police clearance certificates - Newborn-related documentation (birth certificates, passports, medicals)

Offshore vs Onshore: Both offshore and onshore applicants received grants, with no clear pattern indicating faster processing for either category. Processing times appear more dependent on occupation priority and completeness of initial documentation.

Family Applications: Several grants involved families with children, often requiring additional S56 requests for newborn documentation or child medicals.

State Variations: Grants were distributed across multiple states (VIC, SA, WA, QLD, TAS, NSW), with Victoria showing the highest activity on this day.

Disclaimer

⚠️ This blog post is an AI summary of the comments below and may be refreshed as more comments arrive. Due to the nature of crowdsourced and AI-generated content, mistakes and discrepancies are possible. This information should be consumed with caution.

📊 This data represents a subset of total visa activity. Only the Department of Home Affairs has complete grant statistics. Individual experiences may vary significantly from the trends observed here.


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